Grounding of ferry Alfred

A brief bridge lapse and limited sea room escalated into injuries, vessel damage, schedule disruption, and claims.

Karen Danielsen Allision

A bridge strike tore away the wheelhouse and deck gear, showing how little margin remains once a vessel departs from its intended track.

Grounding of MV Flash

A watchkeeper fell asleep, the ship grounded off Tunisia, and a quiet bridge lapse became a major casualty.

Grounding of cargo ship Jambo

A grounding in Loch Broom escalated into a sinking and pollution concern, turning a navigation failure into a full-loss event.

Grounding of MV Antari

Fatigue and weak bridge vigilance led to a grounding off Northern Ireland, showing how quickly risk builds on an under-protected watch.

Grounding and subsequent sinking of an articulated tug-barge

A missed course alteration and probable fatigue turned a routine transit into a grounding, sinking, and pollution event.

Grounding of the bulk carrier Shen Neng 1

A bridge failure on a bulk carrier became a reef grounding, environmental event, and reputational loss.

Grounding of Ince Inebolu

Fatigue and poor bridge management led to a grounding off Greece, showing how repeated human-factor weaknesses can align into a serious casualty.

Blue Puttees Grounding

7 Nov 2007, San Francisco Bay – The 901-ft Cosco Busan veered off track in heavy fog and hit the Delta tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge after the pilot mistook two channel buoys for the span’s centreline.

Manual Steering Assumed. Autopilot Still Engaged.

In the early hours of Tuesday, 23 March 2021, the 20,000 TEU containership M/V EVER GIVEN grounded whilst transiting northbound through the Suez Canal. The grounding occurred in an area where traffic cannot pass in both directions, having as a result the closure of the Canal and an increasing backlog of ships waiting to transit.